Collection preservation advice
Assistant Conservator Sid constructs an archival box
Info Guides
- Archival corrugated phase box [new window
207kb] - Books and bound material [new window 287kb]
- Digital images [new window 170kb]
- Four-flap enclosure [new window 186kb]
- Photographic collections [new window 611kb]
- Motion picture film [new window 732kb]
- Safe enclosure materials [new window 248kb]
- Suppliers of preservation materials [new window 120kb]
Disaster Info Guides
- Dealing with mould [new window 220kb]
- Freezing water damaged and insect infested collections [new window 169kb]
- Recovery of water damaged collections [new window 159kb]
- Salvaging water damaged collections [new window 226kb]
Webcasts
These demonstrate some of the available processes for preserving documents.
...or see our FAQs.
Need more advice?
Have your family heirlooms been flood or storm damaged? Are your precious old family photos starting to crack and fade? Can they be fixed? What is the best way to store old books, letters and documents so that they won't deteriorate?
Preservation staff at the State Library of Queensland are experts in ensuring the long term preservation of all kinds of books, ephemera, art works, documents, sheet music, films, audiovisual materials and photographs.
We offer concise, free advice to organisations and the public on a range of issues:
- preventative conservation
- preservation requirements for collection storage and display areas
- conservation treatment options for a range of library materials
- environmental monitoring
- reformatting options
- preservation suppliers
- conservators in private practice
If you have an enquiry please contact us or check out our outreach activities which include workshops, talks and free conservation clinics.
More information
If you have an enquiry, contact us in any of the following ways:
- Telephone +61 7 3840 7779
- Fax + 61 7 3842 9060
- Mail to Conservation Unit, Collection Preservation, State Library of Queensland, PO Box 3488, South Brisbane QLD 4101
- Email conservation@slq.qld.gov.au
Last updated: 24th February 2011
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